"Suddenly Frodo noticed that a strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved. His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud. A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and in spite of the heat of the room he wore a hood that overshadowed his face; but the gleam of his eyes could be seen as he watched the hobbits."

"Suddenly Frodo noticed that a strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved. His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud. A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and in spite of the heat of the room he wore a hood that overshadowed his face; but the gleam of his eyes could be seen as he watched the hobbits."

"Suddenly Frodo noticed that a strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved. His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud. A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and in spite of the heat of the room he wore a hood that overshadowed his face; but the gleam of his eyes could be seen as he watched the hobbits."

There was this one thing he did, and I was like "Holy fuck. He's amazing, totally makes up for everything else." Then he just reverted back into the same character, and I was all "...welp, back to my hate for you."

I have the same problem with most broadcast network comedies, I feel like a lot of them just insult my intelligence or are too formulaic.

That probably doesn't help

Princess Stuff wrote:There was this one thing he did, and I was like "Holy fuck. He's amazing, totally makes up for everything else." Then he just reverted back into the same character, and I was all "...welp, back to my hate for you."

It's a love/hate thing. Mostly hate.

Ya, frankly I find his character is practically a caricature, he's just far too exaggerated and ridiculous. He also might have been overhyped to me, so I was expecting too much from the character.

"Suddenly Frodo noticed that a strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk. He had a tall tankard in front of him, and was smoking a long-stemmed pipe curiously carved. His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud. A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and in spite of the heat of the room he wore a hood that overshadowed his face; but the gleam of his eyes could be seen as he watched the hobbits."

Tuor wrote:Ya, frankly I find his character is practically a caricature, he's just far too exaggerated and ridiculous. He also might have been overhyped to me, so I was expecting too much from the character.

YES. THAT'S IT! I couldn't figure out what was bothering me so much about him. (The overhype was a given.)